This two-storey extension to a Tudor farmhouse contains an office and library on the ground floor and master bedroom suite on the first floor. The ground floor is sunk below ground level to align the ...

In the aftermath of a natural disaster such as a hurricane or earthquake, victims could get more than temporary help if the structures erected to provide immediate relief could be easily converted ...

Are you after an adventurous project with grand designs? A fresh beginning with an eco-friendly, new-build home designed to your specifications could be just the ticket. “Over the past three decades, ...

The beauty of a vaulted ceiling, a common feature in many single storey timber frame homes is of course that it gives you ...

We are considering a large extension to the rear of our property and the builder is pushing us towards a timber frame structure as he says it’s easier to get an airtight seal to prevent draughts. He ...

Eco-practice Tate Harmer has completed this £180,000 timber extension to a family house in Shepherds Bush, west London The East London-based practice, who have prevously completed passivhaus projects, ...

The Irish Timber Frame Manufacturer’s Association nicely round it up — in timber frame “the inner load bearing/support wall is replaced by an engineered rigid timber frame structure”. This is not ...

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